Lasting machine



L. G. MILLER LASTING MACHINE Aug. 9, 1949.

4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 13, 1946 Aug. 9, 1949. MlLLER 2,478,542

LASIING MACHINE In ventor Lloya' GMiller L. G. MILLER LASTING MACHINE Aug. 9, 1949.

4 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Sept. 18, 1946 r m n 8 W I Lloyd G fl/filler' B3 h Attorney L. G. MILLER LASTING MACHINE Aug. 9, 1949.

4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Sept. 18, 1946 Inventor Lloyd G [Miller By h's Atto 6y Patented Aug. 9, 1949 Lloyd QQi/liileiyhverix,

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Mass. assig poptdlll This invention relatestoiaatinEmmhinemmnM has for-an objeotfithe pnovisiomobamem and: imp ovm ,Jasting machine! which: is emeient andn speed! in' operatien easywto-nperate andz 0525B!!! pie censtiructmn. The inventien: lei-herein muse trated. as embodied. in aimaehineifordaatinswim-a amadhesi-vei-m which the stock to he lasted -is =3 tensionedi-by drawingits iasttngmargmzmmardlye from the edge of, and; over; the ibottomzofl aseimen in-. =difierent locations asuceessively alonggsthe-vedge of the 'shoe bottom; and is ethencatteriseemiadaim: lasttetiwposit/mittshy, pressmg-r its 1 lastiiaev mawim: against the-bottom oiithe shoe in =eachaloeatim. tocause it Jae-adhere thereto It lstoibemnderv stood; mowever, that features 501: therinventienei are not-limited lto use inva macmnaefursiastinaj with adhesive but are Ofv broaden utility-r. amia adaptedfor use .-in 'othev tYDQEeOfi; laatlnj'imae chinem.

With the aforementionede: obi ewdm i i' ha= herein'illustrated machine 45., in aamdaac' a with: a..fea,ture1of--.the-.inventi0m pnwlded witi'ninoveli tensioningemeans' comprising a imam-member? having a. =p1ura1itm of circumfienentiaflyiasmded? abutments together; with'me'ans coopemtlmgmithceach of-said ahutmentse-ini successium-fomseizing: successive-narrow pprtions ofttheamatinginmr'giia: of the stockvand draw-ing each :portinh inmdlyifrom; the edge-of, and overwthehattom or: name; thereby to tensien thestqck-at dfltelenh'locmttons alongttheedgq oi the -Sh06 b0bfiflflla8$ thh shua is moved relatiuely toiithentenskonm meamfiande wiping mneans: ionpresaing the'lla-stins amatitimofis the tensioned stock against the bottom of the shoe in eaeheloeationi 'Moret partmlaxflytrthe rotary member; is "adisk: formed wlthimuanymxrtending abutments amt rotatedmati'a. relatively: high speed: Themeanei cooperatizisewimi the disk preferably, and as herein 1i11ustmtedu coma prises .a flngerr which is;:pivetai1y'mounted= adjati cent to the disk and meansfare mended-1M mow ing the flngertoward and away-.i'mlmthe disk in such a way that anopemtmg facel-emthef tinker cooperates with each abutmeniitomthe niskfin suecession, flrstteseizeea narrowoportmn offltha lasting margin of the stock andeta' tamhmzitms the disk e-rotatesmthen to--reiease fithe stockie As thstuck-is seized between thempemting facemfl the. .finger and an abutment nn=therdiskz thefink ger is arranged to yield, as the diski rotates and before the finger is moved: to reieasez the stock? smthat a. yieldingfgrip 'improvidedw hrm'iecliaxlaf after the :stock :has been tensioned'; f its wasting margin 15' ptesaed mmlwagainst the hotfiim '{of the shue bw wlpmmeans? prefei-ablyF aniPas 3 thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawings and will be pointed out in the claims:

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of a machine embodying th features of this invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine shown in Fig.

Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation and with certain parts in section of the machine shown in Fi 1;

ig. 4 is a view in side elevation of certain of the operating elements of the machine; and

Fig. 5 is a plan view on an enlarged scale of operating mechanism forming part of the machine.

Referring now to the drawings, the operating elements of the machine therein illustrated comprise a rotary disk I0, a finger I2, a rotary wiper I4 and a cement-applying nozzle It, with respect to which the shoe is positioned and guided, during the operation of the machine, by means of a shoe-bottom rest I0 and an edge age roll 20. These elements are supported on, and operated by mechanism contained in, a frame construction including a base plate 22, three vertically extending uprights 24, 20 and 28 and an upper cross member 30. A main drive shaft 32, journaled in bearings 34 and 30 mounted, respectively, in the cross member 30 and a web 38 which extends laterally from the upright 28, is provided with a pulley 40 for receiving power from a suitable source (not shown).

The disk I0 is formed integrally with a gear 42 and a shaft 44 which is journaled, at one end, in a thrust bearing 46 mounted on the upright 28, Figs. 1 and 2. Between this bearing and the gear 42, the shaft 44 is rotatably mounted in a bushing 41 supported by a sleeve 48. This sleeve is journaled in a bearing bore 49 formed inan car 50 that extends downwardly from a web 52 that extends laterally from the upright 20, Figs. 1 and 5. The gear 42 meshes with an idler gear 60 which is journaled on a stud BI and driven by a gear 62 carried by a cross shaft 64, Fig. 1. This cross shaft is Journaled in bearings 60 and 68, mounted on the upper portions of the uprights 24 and 2B, and is driven from the main drive shaft 32 by means of bevel gears and 12, Fig. 2. The disk I0 has on one of its faces a circumferential series of axially extending abutments 80, 00, formed to present angularly disposed operating faces 82, 02, see Figs. 3 and 4, there being six of these abutments in all in the herein illustrated machine.

' The finger I2 is offset at B4 in order to pass around the gear 42, see Fig. 5, and has a serrated operating face 06 for cooperating with the operating faces 02 of the abutments 00, in succession, as will be presently explained. This finger is press-fitted onto one end of the bushing 41 and has a rearwardly extending arm portion 00. A clamp nut 90 is threaded onto the opposite end of the bushing 41 and serves to draw the finger I2 against the sleeve 48 and thus hold finger l2, bushing 41 and sleeve 40 together as a unit which is rotatably and slidably mounted in the bore 49 of ear 50. This sleeve is provided with spaced flanges 92, 94, between which are positioned the ends of a yoke 06 formed on one end of a lever 08. This lever is pivotally mounted on a t d I00, carried by the web 52, Figs. 2 and 3, and on its opposite end has two arms I02 and I04 which embrace an eccentric I00 carried by the main drive shaft g. 5. The arm I02 is formed integrally with the lever 08 while the other arm I04 is pivoted thereto on a pin I06 and is yieldingly urged against the eccentric I03 by means of a compression spring I00 one end of which engages a plug IIO threaded into the arm I04. A nut H2 is provided for locking the plug after the compression of spring I00 has been adjusted by rotating the plug which has a slot II4 adapted to receive a tool for the latter purpose. The eccentric as it rotates, oscillates the lever 98 thereby to reciprocate the sleeve 48, together with the bushing 41 and finger I2, axially of the shaft 44 so that the operating face 86 of the finger is first positioned in alinement with an operating face 02 of an abutment on the disk I0, see full-line position of the parts in Fig. 5, and then moved, in an axial direction. away from the disk to the dotted-line position shown in Fig. 5 in which the operating face 86 is out of alinement with the abutments 80.

The finger I2 is constantly urged to swing about the axis of the shaft 44 in a counterclockwise direction, as viewed in Figs. 3 and 4, by means of a tension spring I20 which is stretched between an eye I22 on the arm portion 80 of the finger and an adjusting screw I24 which is threaded into a bracket I26 mounted on the top surface of the Web 52. Such swinging movement of the finger in this direction, when its operating face 86 is out of alinement with an abutment 80 on the disk I0, see dotted-line position of Fig. 5, is limited by means of a stop pin I28 which projects from the car 50. This pin is so located as to hold the finger I2 in the position shown in Fig. 3 as the sleeve 40 is shifted to the left, Fig. 5, again to bring the operating face 86 of the finger into alinement with the operating face 02 of the next succeeding abutment 80 on the disk I0. The arrangement is such that the arm portion 80 is moved beyond the pin I23 just as the next abutment 00 reaches a position a little beyond that shown in Fig. 3, and substantially at the edge of a shoe held against the edge gage roll 20, whereupon the finger is released to the action of the spring I20 which moves it in a direction to clamp the lasting margin of the stock to be lasted, herein illustrated as an upper U assembled, with an insole I on a last L. against the abutment 80. As the finger I2 completes its movement to the left, Fig. 5, a portion of the lasting margin will be interposed between the finger I2 and the side face of the disk I0 between the abutments. The yielding arrangement of the arm I04 accommodates the material in this loca- The bottom rest I8, which is secured to the outer end of the web 52 by bolts I30, Fig. 3, has a fiat end portion I32 which extends in a direcshoe as it is presented to the machine and is arranged to bear on the edge of the shoe bottom, e. g., the insole I, in the zone of operation of the disk I 0 and finger I2, see Fig. I. The shoe-bottom rest is also provided with a vertically extending rib I34 which serves as a deflector to direct the lasting margin of stock to be lasted into a position to be engaged by the abutments 00 and finger I2.

Referring again to Figs. 3, 4 and 5, the operation of the abutments 80, on the disk I0, and the cooperating finger I2 to seize a narrow portion of the lasting margin of the upper U and to draw the lasting margin inwardly from the edge of, and over, the bottom of a shoe, thereby to tension the upper at different locations along the edge of the shoe bottom as the shoe is moved relatively to the disk and finger, will now be explained. In Fig. 3 and also in Fig. 5, dottedbe lasted and for drawing from the edge of.

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7 approximately 12003;]! it. there being a fiyto. 1 speed reduction between the pulleys I52 and I, The actions. or the separate operating elements 01' themachinehave been i'uily explained above andit only remains briefly todescribe the. operation of the maohineitolast a shoe. In presenting .aishoeto the machine when the machine is running the operator-first. straightens up a portion or thelastingmargin oi'thestock atthe point where the lasting operation is to be initiated and, while holding-the shoe with .itsbottom inclined Irom the. vertical and away iromthe wiper It, brings it'up, until theshoe bottom bears: against the right-hand end of the shoe-bottomrest and moves. the side of the shoe into engagement with the-edge gage roll :20. At the same time he positionsthe straightened portion of the stock in irontoi' the deflector Ill ontheshoe-bcttom rest 18. Next, the shoe-is-swung to place, its bottom in ahorinontal position and bearingagainst the shoe bottom rest is andjthewiperfle This brings the lasting margin of the stock into the zone oi action or the abutments Bfland finger i2 which seize and tension the stool: in the manner explained above. The shoe being heldin contact with the rotating edge gage roll iil ls moved along at a uniform, rate so that-successive marrow portions oi the lasting margin I are prcr' sentedto the gripping-and tensioning action of the abutme'nts ID and ringer it. As each portion margin is thus tensioned and drawn of t cl s lns in over the bottom of the shoe, it is immediately actedupon-by the rotary wiper i4 which wipes, it in and presses it against the BhQQ.bottom. It will be understood that theshoe bottom, adjacent its edge, and/or. the inside face of the lasting margin of the stock, will have been previously coated wlth-adhesiveso that theaction oi the wiper will ,causethe lasting marginto adhere to the shoe m r in:

bottom. Immediately after the lasting has been acted uponrbythe wiper and, secured adhesively to the shoe bottom aband oi adhesive is a ied o he ex o ed-sur ac ther of y m a s or the nozzle 1-8., Where the'whole shoe is to be lasted, the lastingoperation is continued aroundgzfl the periphery of the shoe bottom, and when thestarting point is approached, and nearly reached, the operator again inclines the shoe to remove the lasting margin from the zone of operation of the abutment so and the finger l2. Hea

also lowers the shoe somewhat to brlngthe .narrow portion or thelasting margin not yet acted upon by the abutment It and finger 12 underheath the bottom rest. Next, he quickly returns the shoe to its former position lnwhich tom is horiaontal, and up against the bottom rest, and permits the shoe to be ted along until the aforementioned narrow portion of theJasting margin has beenacted upon by the wiper. A similar procedure for finishing eration' is followed where only a Portion of .the shoe, e. g., the forepart or shank portion, is being lasted. Y

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired Patent of the United States is: g

1. in a lasting machine. tensioning means comprising a rotary member and means cooperating with said member for seizlng successive oil the lasting or:

its o asat narrow portions of the lasting margin of stock t0 J0 each portion inwardly and over, the bottom of a. shoe, thereby to tension the'stook at different locations along the edgeof the shoe bottom as the shoe is moved in a lengthwise direction relatively means for pressing *te'nsioned stock against thereby to tension the stock along the edge of the shoe .moved relatively to said tensionlng means, and

8 to said=tensioning mound-and wiping means. for pressing the lasting margin of thetensionedstock against the shoe bottom in each oi said locations.

2. Ins lasting. machine. tensioningmeana cmnprlslng a rotary member having a plurality of circumrerentially abutment-sw and means 00-.- operating with said.abutlmmts, in sucoession,.ror seizing successive narrow portions of the lasting margin of stock ,to-be lasted and for drawing each portion inwardly from the edge o1. and ove the bottom of a shoe. thereby totension th stock atdifferontlooatlons along theoedge. of. the shoe bottom as the shoe is moved in a lengthwise direction relatively to said tensioning'meens, and with the lasting margin or the the shoe bottom in each of'said locations.

3. In a lasting machine, tensioning means comprising aro ary member having a plurality o! :circumierentiaily: disposed abutments and yieldable means cooperatingwlth said abutments, in succession. for seizing successive narrow portions of the lasting margin of stock torbe lasted .the lasting margin of the stock against the shoe bottom in each oi-said locations.

4. In a lastingmaohinq tensioning-means comprising a rotary disk provided on one race with a circumferential series or axially extending abutments, and a finger cooperating with said allotments, in succession, for seizing successive narrow portions of the lasting margin oi stock to be lasted and for drawingeach portion inwardly from the edgeof. and over. the bottom of a aims. at different locations bottom as the shoe is wiplng'meahs for pressing the lasting margin oi the tensioned stock against the shoe bottom in each of said locations.

5. In a lasting machine, tensioning means comprising a rotary'disk provided with a circumfel'ential series of axially extending abutments and a finger pivoted ltl'ljacent to said disk and arranged to cooperate with said abutments. in succession, for-seizing successive narrow portions of the lasting margin ol'stock to be lasted and for drawing each portion inwardly irom theedge of, and over, the bottom of a shoe, thereby to tension the stock'at different locations along the edge or the shoe bottom as the shoe is moved relatively' to said tensioning means. and wiping means for pressing the lasting margin oi the tensioned stock against the shoe bottom in each of said 10- cations.

6. In a lasting machine, tensloning means comprising a rotary disk provided with a circumferential series oi extending abutments, a finger pivto secure by Letters oted adjacent to said disk, and means for moving said finger toward and away from said disk to cause the lingerie cooperate with said abutmenis. In succession, for setting successive narrow portions of the lasting margin of stock to be lasted, drawing each portion inwardly from the edge of, and over the bottom of. a -shoe and then releasing the stock, thereby to tension the stock at different locations along the edge of the shoe bottom as the shoe is moved relatively to said ension ns ans. and wip ns a s o pressinil the lasting margin of the" tensione'd stool: against the shoe bottom in each of said locations.

'1. In" a lasting machine, tens-liming meanscomprising a rotary disk provided with acircumferential series' of axially extendingabutments, a finger pivotally mounted adjacent to the disk and-having an operating'face and meansfor moving said finger axially with respect to said abutments to cause the operating face of the finger to cooperate with said abutments, in'succession; for seizing successive narrow portions of the lasting margin ofstock tobe lasted, drawing each por-- t lon inwardly from the edge of, and over the bottom of a shoe, thereby to tension the stock at difi'erent locations along the edge of the shoe bottom as the shoe is moved relatively to said tensio'ning means, and wiping means for pressing the lasting margin of the tensioned stock against the shoe bottom in each of said locations.

8. In a lasting machine, tensioning means comprising a rotary disk provided with a circumferential series of axially extending abutments, a yieldable finger pivotally mounted adjacent to the disk and having an operating face, and means for moving said finger axially with respect to said abutments to causethe operating face of the finger to cooperate-with said abutments, in succession, for seizing successive narrow portions of the lasting marginof the stockto be lasted, drawi'n'g each portion inwardly from the edge of, and. over, the bottom of a shoe, thereby to tension the stock at different locations along the edge of the shoe bottom as the shoe is moved relatively to said' tensioning means, and wiping means for pressing the lasting margin of the tensioned. stock against the shoe bottom in each of said locations..

9. In a lasting machine, tensioning means'c'om prising a plurality of gripping members movable. in a circular path and a second gripping member arranged to cooperate with said first-named gripping members, in succession, for seizing successive. narrow portions of the lasting margin oi the stock to be lasted; drawing? each portion inward- 1y from the edge of, and over, the bottom of ashoe, thereby to tension the: stock at different. locations along the edge-oi the shoe bottom, and means for moving said second-named gripping: member away from each abutment, in a directiom lengthwise of the shoe, for releasing the lasting margin, and wiping means ior pressing the last-- ing margin of the tensioned stock against the shoe: bottom in each of said locations.

10. In a lasting machine, tcnsioning means comprising a gripper jaw movable inwardly over the bottom of a shoe, a second gripper jaw'movable relatively to said first'named gripper jaw lengthwise of the shoe into position to cooper:- ate with said first-named gripper jaw to grip: themarginal portion of stock to be tensioned, said second jaw being so mounted as to permit it to move inwardly over the shoe bottom with said first-named jaw to pull the stock, and means for imparting to said second-named jaw its movement lengthwise of the shoe into position to cooperate with said first jaw and for thereafter moving said second jaw reversely to release the stools at atpredetermined time in the inward movement of the first jaw.

1 1-. In a lasting machine, a rotary lasting device comprising a plurality of spaced gripper, jaws movable in succession inwardly over the bottom of a shoe, a gripper jaw movable relatively to said first-named jaws into and out of position to cooperate with each of said laws to grip the marginal portion of stock to be lasted, said gripperrjaw'being so mounted as to permit it to be movediwitheach' of'said first-named gripper jaws inwardly over the shoe bottom to impart to the marginal'portion ofthe-stock a pull in a direction inwardly from-the-edge of the shoebottom, and means =for-feeding:the-shoe continuously past said rotary lasting device-to cause said device to act successively on different marginal portions of thestock progressively along the edge of the shoe bottom.

12. In a-Iastingimachine, the combination with work positioning means, of means for gripping the' marginal portionof stock to be tensioned: and: for pulling it in a direction inwardly from: the'edgeoi thebottom of a shoe comprising a: pair: of gripper jaws relatively movable in direetions' lengthwise" oi the shoe and parallel to the'edgeof theshoe. bottom into'and out of positiorr togrip thestock, andmeans for'moving said: gripper jaws/together while in gripping. positiom inwardly over the bottom of-the shoe.

13: In a lasting machine; means for tensioningstook to'belasted'in different locations along; the edge-of thebottom of a shoe as the shoe iii moved relatively thereto, means for wiping the:- lasting margin of the stools against the bottom of theshoeineach location, and means for frictionally engagingthe side of. the shoe-operable to: effect movement of.- the shoe relatively to said: tensioning' and wiping: means;

14. In alasting machine, means for tensioning stock: to be lasted indifferent locations along: the edge of the-bottom=of a-shoe as the shoe la moved: relatively thereto, means for: wiping the lastingmargin of. the: tensioned stock against the bottom at the shoe in each location, and. a driven ieed roll for engaging the side of the shoato: position it w'l'dthwisewith respect to said tena-- sioning-and wiping means and for eflectingmove ment or the shoe reiatively to saidtensioning and wiping means.

15.. Inalasting: machine, means: for tensioning stock to be lastedi in different locations along, the edge of the bottom of. ashoe'as the shoeiss moved reiatively: thereto, means for wiping the lastingmargin-oi the tensionedstockagainst the: bottom of the ehoein. each location. and rotary means forengaging-theside-oi" the shoe to'position it -widthwise with respect to said tensioning: and wiping means; said-rotary means: being open able te efiect movement of the shoe relatively to said tensioning and wiping. means.

16? In a lasting machine, means for tensioning stoektabe lastedin different locations along. the edge-of the-bottom of a shoe as the shoe-is. movedi relatively thereto, means for wiping the. lasting margin or. the tensioned stock against tha bottom oithe shoe-in each location, and meane for engaging. the shoe to positionit. widthvaise withireepeet tosaidtensioning and wiping means,v said'lastmamed means being also operable to; eflect movement at theshoe relatively to said tensioning and wiping means.

1mm. a lasting machine, means? for seizing narrow portions of the. lasted margin. of stocks -136 lasted and drawing said: portions. inwardly fr-om the edge'og. andmver, the bottom of ashes, wiping means for pressing the lasting margin. on the stools against. the bottomof the shoe, and means engaging. the sideotthe shoe for continu easi y movingethe shoe relatively tosaid tension ing and wiping means.

18. In a lasting machine, means for seizing narrow portions of the lasting margin of stock to be lasted and for drawing said portions inwardly from the edge of, and over, the bottom of a shoe, thereby to tension the stock at different locations spaced along the edge of the shoe bottom, wiping means for pressing the lasting margin of the stock against the shoe bottom in each of said locations, and means engaging the side of the shoe for effecting relative feeding movement of the shoe and said tensioning and wiping means.

19. In a lasting machine, intermittently operating means for seizing narrow portions of the lasting margin of stock to be lasted and drawing said portions inwardly from the edge of, and over the bottom of the shoe, thereby to tension the stock at different locations along the edge of the bottom of the shoe, wiping means for pressing the lasting margin of the stock against the shoe bottom in each of said locations, and means engaging the side of the shoe for effecting relative feeding movement of the shoe and said tensioning and wiping means.

20. In a lasting machine, means for seizing narrow portions of the lasting margin 01' stock to be lasted and drawing said portions inwardly from the edge of, and over, the bottom of a shoe, wiping means for pressing the lasting margin of the stock against the bottom of the shoe, and rotary means for engaging the side of the shoe to effect relative movement of the shoe with respect to said tensioning and wiping means.

21. In a lastingmachine, means for tensioning stock to be lasted, in different locations along the edge 01 the bottom of a shoe, means for wiping the lasting margin of the tensioned stock over, and for pressing it against, the bottom of the shoe in each of said locations, and means located adjacent to said wiping means for applying adhesive to the overwiped portion of the lasting margin, immediately after said lasting margin is pressed against the shoe bottom, as the lasting operation proceeds.

22. In a lasting machine, rotary means for tensioning stock to 'be lasted in difierent locations along the edge of the bottom of a shoe, means for wiping the lasting margin 01' the tensioned stock over, and for pressing it against, the bottom of the shoe in each of said locations, and means located adjacent to said wiping means for applying adhesive to the wiped-over portion of the lasting margin, immediately after said lasting margin is pressed against the shoe bottom, as the lasting operation proceeds.

23. In a lasting machine, means for tensioning stock to be lasted in difl'erent locations along the edge of the bottom of a shoe, rotary means for wiping the lasting margin of the tensioned stock over, and for pressing it against, the bottom of the shoe in each of said locations, and means located adjacent to said wiping means for applying adhesive to the overwiped portion of the lasting margin, immediately after said lasting margin is pressed against the shoe bottom, as the operation proceeds.

24. In a lasting machine, rotary means for tensioning stock to be lasted, in different locations along the edge of the bottom of a shoe, rotary means for wiping the lasting margin of the tensioned stock over, and for pressing it against, the bottom of the shoe in each of said locations, and means located adjacent to said wiping means for applying a band of adhesive 12 to the overwiped portion of the lasting margin, immediately after said lasting margin is pressed against the shoe bottom as the lasting operation proceeds.

25. In a lasting machine, a shoe-bottom rest having a part extending lengthwise of the shoe bottom, rotary means for seizing successive narrow portions of the lasting margin of stock to be lasted and for drawing each portion inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom and over said bottom rest part, thereby to tension the stock in a, direction heightwise of the shoe at different locations along the edge of the shoe bottom as the shoe is moved relatively to said shoe-bottom rest and said tensioning means, and wiping means adjacent to but spaced from said shoe-bottom rest and tensioning means for pressing the lasting margin of the tensioned stock against the shoe bottom in each of said locations,

26. In a lasting machine, a shoe-bottom rest having a part extending lengthwise of the shoe bottom, tensioning means comprising a disk, rotatable in a plane passing through said shoebottom rest part, and provided with a circumferential series of abutments, and means cooperating with said abutments, in succession, for seizing successive narrow portions of the lasting margin of stock to be lasted and drawing each portion inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom and over said shoe-bottom rest part, thereby to tension the stock in a direction heightwise of the shoe at different locations along the edge of the shoe bottom as the shoe is moved relatively to said shoe-bottom rest and said tensioning means, and wiping means adjacent to but spaced from said shoe-bottom rest and tensioning means for pressing the lasting margin of the tensioned stock against the shoe bottom in each of said locations.

27. In a lasting machine, a shoe-bottom rest having a, part extending lengthwise of the shoe bottom, tensioning means comprising a disk, rotatable in a plane passing through said part and provided with a circumferential series of abutments, and a finger cooperating with each of said abutments, in succession, for seizing successive narrow portions of the lasting margin of stock to be lasted and drawing each portion inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom and over said shoe-bottom rest part, thereby to tension the stock in a direction heightwise of the shoe at different locations along the edge of the shoe bottom as the shoe is moved relatively to said shoe-bottom rest and tensioning means, and wiping means, adjacent to but spaced from said shoe-bottom rest and tensioning means, for pressing the lasting margin 01' the tensioned stock against the shoe bottom in each of said locations.

LLOYD G. MILLER.

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